Salvation nears as the NFL’s labor dispute enters the 2 minute warning towards saving its pre-season. Unfortunately, the NBA lockout is beginning to resemble World War III as the many factions of players, owners, small market owners and fans hunker into the trenches of negotiations. While the NFL squabbles over a $9 billion dollar pie, the NBA and it’s third [&hellip

There was a sentiment entering this season that in todays NBA, only a handful of genetically engineered teams in destination cities had a legitimate shot at the NBA championship. That idea died a painful death on Sunday night. Since 1979, the Lakers, Rockets and Spurs have maintained a monopoly on NBA championships in the Western Conference. Today, it?s just limited [&hellip

Would you believe me if I told you Nike predicted the single greatest meltdown in playoff history by a superstar in NBA history eight years ago?? During Lebron?s debut against the Sacramento Kings, Nike aired a television spot, which foreshadowed his play in the 2011 NBA Finals. The commercial featured Lebron receiving the ball at the top of the key, [&hellip

Before it was renovated last year, my high school had a murial in the center of a large brick wall that read a quote from the school?s namesake,? Benjamin E. Mays. It read, “He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.” This is a saying I [&hellip

During Game 1 of the NBA Finals Jeff Van Gundy delivered his closing arguments in a year-long battle between Fans v. Lebron. While the verdict will never be heard, it raised a question about fandom?s rationale for hating Lebron. Here are the remarks in their full glory by Van Gundy which were transcribed by Shannon Owens of the South Florida [&hellip